The USA Rugby Elite Cup was kicked-off on Saturday at Highlands Ranch's Shea Stadium as the Denver Barbarians and Glendale Raptors began the tournament's inaugural session with a lively display of sport.

BOULDER, Colo. – More than 300 athletes were nominated to attend the four USA Rugby AIG Women’s Junior All-American (WJAA) camps across the country this month. The Atlanta Harlequins hosted the first camp from March 9-10 and Fullerton Youth Rugby hosted the second from March 9-10.

With two and a half years to go before Rugby World Cup 2015 kicks off in England, the qualification process is already well underway and the two top-ranked teams from North America and the Caribbean, USA and Canada, are ready to go head to head to become the first team to qualify for Rugby’s showcase event.